Interested in volunteering with children and young people? The Junction, a respected charity known for empowering young people and transforming lives, seeks volunteers to support our programmes.
What You'll Do:
Role Purpose:
- To support service delivery through structured group work sessions to enable access to services and other opportunities.
- To support positive outcomes for children and young people.
Volunteering activities:
- Supporting the delivery of Group Work Activities
- Developing activities that further children and young people’s personal and social development
- Contributing to session planning and evaluations and communicating the needs of young people.
- Volunteering as part of a motivated team of staff to provide group activities to service users.
Volunteering Hours:
- Supporting one project per week for a minimum of 6 months
- Project sessions are typically two hours long scheduled early evenings, weekend and school holiday provision available.
- Volunteers can leave at any time however; volunteers and The Junction Foundation will benefit most from an experience that lasts for 6 months or longer.
Why You'll Love It:
We're a vibrant charity, empowering children, young people, and their families in Tees Valley. We believe in building trust, self-belief, and a sense of belonging through positive relationships and meaningful participation. We're proud of our reputation for championing children and young people's voices and driving positive change through social action.
This is a great opportunity to get involved and learn from experinced practitioners in the children and young people's workforce.
What You'll Learn:
This is an excellent opportunity to gain skills, knowledge and experience that can help to access employment and training in working with children, young people and families.
What We're Looking For:
Our vision is a world where no child, young person or family is left to struggle, we are looking for volunteers who share this vision and want to get involved in making it happen!
Our Expectations of volunteers:
The support and successful involvement of volunteers within our activities has benefits to the organisation in being able to better support delivery of our service to children, young people and families, however, to support successful volunteering this also has a significant financial and resource investment from us therefore our expectations of volunteers are:
It is clear from the outset the time period that volunteers can commit to at the start of a volunteering opportunity and where possible this is honoured.
Meet agreed expectations of the role
If your planned volunteering changes, to let us know
Attend support, supervision and training required for the role.
That volunteer expense claims should be made promptly.
All volunteers familiarise themselves, and adhere to, our key policies around Volunteering, Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Information Security
Summary
Volunteering
Community
Young People
Social Care
Poverty
Middlesbrough
Redcar and Cleveland
26 Weeks Minimum
2 Hours / Week
Skills you will develop:
Active listening
Teamwork/Collaboration
Communication
Motivating Others
Empathy
Requirements:
Statement of Motivation
DBS check
Over 18
Training
These documents must be completed:
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